What else was I supposed to name it?
This one will be an attempt to upset one of the gods SO BAD, that they send an Avatar to destroy me.
Yay! Can't wait to see Pete again; I've missed the ol' bugger. ;)
Also: Pissing off a god -- should be fun to watch (remind me to bring popcorn)!
Only had an avatar hit me once so far, and I really can't remember what I did to upset a Deity, but oh man, they are bad news.
Good luck MD.
R.I.P Pete!
(puts on tin-hat - runs for the bunker)
Quote from: MetalDog on March 12, 2013, 11:11:18 PM
What else was I supposed to name it?
This one will be an attempt to upset one of the gods SO BAD, that they send an Avatar to destroy me.
Now that is a tease for game AAR.
Glad to know you are all on board. I've been thinking that I wiil have to pursue the path of one god i.e., build Temples in each city I can with a Holy Site to one specific god. It should put me in opposition to another god. And I am hoping that there is programming in the game that acknowledges that Defeat an Avatar is the lone victory condition and it will actively help me to get one to appear.
...erm, MD, pal.....
If this should go pear-shaped on you, I want you to know that I'll be glad to take care of your Zappa collection.
Y'know, good home an' all that. :D
As you're the decent sort bob, I'd be glad to know that my Frank collection is in good hands. You might want to be careful listening to it around people though. Some of the lyrics and musical themes might be too much for ordinary folk.
And I apologize for being a tease, but if you will all bear with me for the next thirty six hours, I will have the beginning of this played and up.
I shall play 'Willie the Pimp' from the Hot Rats album until my ears fall off.
Alright ladies, here we go. I chose Challenging as my difficulty and Defeat an Avatar as my lone Victory Condition. The world is cylindrical with continents and normal size. There are three mages and three other worlds.
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I chose Sol de Torvega. He already has an advanced relationship with one of the gods, Helia. I am hoping this will put me in opposition with another god sooner rather than later (and that may be a statement qualifying for, "be careful what you wish for you just might get it").
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This is my capitol, Eatmor. Pigs are the only resource that can be seen from my starting position. With +20% Farming as my Special Ability, that will be even more helpful. Let's see what some exploring will reveal.
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The benefit of starting as a Monster is that your starting melee unit is Ratman Robbers. The Robbers have extra Movement Points, one more hex of sight (three rather than the standard two) and the damage they do is 7 Melee PLUS 3.5 Death Magic. While not significant, the Death Magic is useful.
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My initial build is a Craftsmen District. I will get 40 Gold for building one. I also start some Goblin Spearmen.
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Melee Resistance and Elemental Resistance are two spells that are offered in the initial research. I choose Melee as I would like to bump my Ratman Robbers up. They are a good exploratory unit and I am looking to reveal as much of the map as I can as quickly as I can in order to find Holy Sites.
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The situation after Turn 1. There is a Neutral city along with Iron, the resource for building Halberdiers, some Gold and a treasure to be looted. Looks like a god start.
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There's the 40 GP for the Craftsmen District. Time to build a Fishing Village.
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Our first victim...I mean, neighbor, the Grand Librarian. He is due East of Eatmor. As a quick aside, it looks like I may be able to squeeze a city between me and the bookworm. I will give it a try.
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Next spell research will be Lesser Shadow Bolt.
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The end of Turn 5 shows everything I have explored so far. There are some good city sites, however, they will have to grow first in order to be of use to me.
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And just as I am ready to found a new city, the game decides it wants to pay me for it. Handsomely, too. 180GP.
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My further explorations have revealed a Mystic Portal, with a powerful guardian. At the end of Turn 7, this is how things look.
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I now have the leisure to research Elemental Resistance. So I do.
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I've run into a bit of a problem. F12 is not working for screencaptures on Steam, so I have had to switch to another program. I can't get some things to appear in the screen shot I would like. For instance, I have chosen to build a Smithy in Eatmor (I love that name) and I wanted to show the particulars of what a Smithy does for you. However, it only shows up if you mouse over Smithy. The program I am using eeds the mouse to click Take Picture, so, no mouseover.
Anyways, I built a Smithy in Eatmor. Now all the units built out of there automatically get +20 Melee Resistance and +10 Missile Resistance and existing units can buy the upgrade for 30GP.
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The Grand Librarian has asked for a Non-Aggression Pact and sweetened the offer to boot!
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My first conquest. Underlacum is an Undead city.
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That s.o.b. Bookworm has built a city blocking me from where I wanted to build :( I missed it by one turn.
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Excellent luck!! My first Hero, Shur Tornstring, has arrived!
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The next Spell researched will be Healing. I have Lesser, but now with a Hero, I'll need to be able to Heal bigger amounts.
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The Grand librarian would like an Alliance. I am happy to oblige.
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Huge find!! This early in the game, Experienced Mind could help immensely! It's expensive as hell, but, it provides a small bump in Casting Time.
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I've moved my Hero, Tornstring, to help my Goblin Spearmen take out Nolmagcarn. We should have it next Turn.
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Ok, it was this Turn.
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The next Spell to research is going to be a good one. Very few units in the game have Resistance to Life Magic. So, even though 12 HP isn't very much, anyone I use it on should be affected.
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In an appropriate display of good news/bad news, the good news is, I have found my first Holy Site! The bad news is, it is well guarded AND I will most likely lose my Ratman Robbers. I am going to cast the Elemental Resistance Spell on him in hopes the Fire Elemental doesn't toast me immediately.
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Another Great Mage is discovered, Rjakh. He and I are diametrically opposed in the spiritual world. Helia is a Sun deity while Lunord is a Moon deity.
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Lesser Weakness only takes three turns to discover, so, it's next.
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I found Goblinhall in an effort to have a presence on that continent. I get Pigs in my zone of control. When my city expands, I will get Elves.
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Two Turns later, Rjakh makes an unacceptable demand. So, the answer is War!
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Hard to tell from the minimap, but, this is what the new cities look like.
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The new Spell research, when finished, will give me the ability to cause an opponent to have -10 Food per Turn. That will cause them quite a bit of problems. <Rubs hands together and chuckles maniacally>
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The Grand Librarian has broken our Alliance. That will knock us down to a Non-Aggression Pact.
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Another Great Mage rears his ugly head. Frost is north and East of me. My Hero, Tornstring, and a Level 3 Goblin Spearmen is in the area.
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Two Turns later, he, too, makes an unacceptable demand and the answer for him is War as well.
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Not sure why, but the Grand Bookworm wants an Alliance. I oblige him.
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Finally closing in on the Greater Fire Elemental sitting on my Holy Site. The treasure cache in the hex next to him yieds Gold and a Spell.
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Outside Frost's city of Doomford. Tornstring and the Spearman are set to attack next Turn.
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And down goes Doomford!
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Firestorm is always a good all around mass damage spell.
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A Foundry is quite helpful. Masterwork Armor will always be welcome.
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I drove of the GFE, who I will finish off momentarily, and founded my first city with a Holy Site. Temple to Helia here I come!
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Very sweet artifact for my Hero! The Frostbite effect and the +15% Death Magic will make Tornstring formidable. What I REALLY need is another Hero. A Healer and a Figher would be even better :)
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Training Grounds will complete the bumps for units out of the capitol. I can get Ratman Pirates with a +10% Power, a +20 Melee Resistance and +10 Missile Resistance. For free. Excellent.
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I send Frost a peace proposal. I can consolidate my gain of Doomford and bring up more forces for the next push. Maybe take Calartirn.
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Turns out that peace was just what I needed. Frost brought up almost a dozen units and took back Doomford. One of his units was a Settler and he built Thallis, south and east of his recaptured city. Not very well played by me. I missed out on the documentation, too. Musta been in shock :(
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All this constant warring is bringing the GP per Turn down, so, the option to build a Gold producing Silver Mine is too good to pass up and in the nick of time.
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And to top off all the good news of this Turn, it appears that the Bookworm is getting uppity.
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Shur Tornstring gains another level and takes Regeneration with it.
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I don't NEED to be able to do it yet, but it will be good to have this Spell researched and ready to go when I do.
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This is shaping up very interestingly. Those are some aggressive AI mages.
Glad you like it, Tent. I don't have Rjakh's home land in view yet, but Nicholas Frost looks like he's going to lose some more territory. The Grand Librarian has proven to be a fairly staunch ally, but, he eventually has to go. I was really hoping not to have to work over the A.I. mages. I wanted to find the Holy Sites, build cities on them and put some enmity into Lunords heart for me. Looks like I am going to have to beat some Mages in order to get some peace to find the Sites.
He's itching for a rematch already. Okeedokee.
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Another sweet artifact for Tornstring! I can see farther and can only be seen if I'm next to you. That's almost as good as invisible :)
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VERY useful Spell to have. I wonder what it's cost is in Upkeep?
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Here's where my dilemma starts. Two of them actually. The first is the Temple. I want to build it. I'm pretty sure it bumps up my relationship with Helia +10. But if I build it now, I have to pay for her special unit to be built. If I wait to get the request, I can get it built for free. I still would have to pay for Upkeep, but, I wouldn't have to try and save 700GP to build it in the first place.
The second dilemma is, do I build a Settlement or a Forge? The Settlement allows me to build the units, Dwarves and Dwarven Overseers along with a Training Course. But the Forge gives me Dwarven Steel for all Units built out of this city as well as the option to buy the bump for other units. And +10GP per Turn. Which I desperately need.
I choose the Settlement. I can't build the units right now, but, I can't build ANY units right now because of the state of my finances. Plus, the next city I build, which will have Dwarves in its initial zone of control can build the Forge. And there are Elves in that there radius as well. The Temple can wait for now.
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Rjakh comes to my rescue in a big way! Not only does he want peace, but he will contribute to my bottom line. I eagerly accept!!
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And there's the reason why :)
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Another useful, if expensive, Spell.
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Frosty borrowing trouble. Anything that distracts him from me is a good thing.
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I snaked Calartirn out from under the Librarian's nose 8)
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Making the ability to recruit Shamans.
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Here I think I made a mistake. Adamantium is rare. The opportunity to have Dwarves wearing Dwarven Steel and Adamantium Armor is too good to pass up. But I do. I build a Rectification Facility. I don't know if you can see it, but along the top of the screenshot, all three of my resources are in the red, Gold, Food and Mana. The Facility gives me +15 in Gold, Mana and, most importantly, Research. I almost double my current research number and that will give me access to more Spells quicker. I just hope I don't need Adamantium, Dwarven Steel'd Dwarves :/
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Thallis falls to my Stubborn Knights.
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My Hero beats your Hero :P
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I think Frosty has had enough. I send him a peace proposal with some goodies for me thrown in.
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He propmtly rejects it. His loss.
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Now Tornstring is fully kitted! That's some badass armor!
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And to celebrate, Tornstring tears Osh Eatall a new one :) Two Heroes down in this conflict. I wonder how many Frosty has?
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I expect that will be a helpful little Spell.
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Krypta consorts with Undead, including that dead Undead, Pete. So, I refuse to do her bidding.
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Back in Calartirn, I build the Dwarven Forge. Whatever units I build out of here will be well armored.
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Just clearing some Spell dead weight. A quick aside here, I don't use Spells except to cause direct damge, provide a benefit that does not have upkeep each turn and that's pretty much it. Once my Mana stream is assured, I will start piling the Spells on high level units, but, until then, there are Spell research cycles sometimes that are just to get to the next Spell.
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Tornstring is a 6 now. +20% Unit Power is up next.
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Not sure how well everyone is keeping up with where everything is at, so I started in the far west of my domains and willl work east.
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The capitol and its environs. The Librarian is due east and north.
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The far east and north. GL is south and west of this screenie.
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Loving it so far, MD! I LOL'ed at Tornstring acquiring the Fullplate of Munch Kin. ;D
A quick point of clarification: Are you and GL still allied, or did you attack him too?
Good stuff, MD.
The Grand Librarian must be crushed like a bug if only because of that ridiculous hat he insists on wearing.
Thank you for the encouragement gentlemen. I want to put the Bookworm down, but, he's stayed allied almost from the beginning. As I have to defeat an Avatar, I will need experienced troops. The best way to get them is to war it up. Cities under my control are less likely to slip my control.
However, I'm not sure how to make the deity upset enough to come after me. I suspect there will be multiple Temples built on multiple Holy Sites. So, I am going to have to conquer a large area. I may even have to get into the Underworlds. His Silly Hattedness provides someone to draw other Mages attention and may inadvertently do some good. So, the Librarian stays as long as he doesn't make any noise. If he does, then I squash him like a grape.
New Turn, new possibilities. And a good bump to my relations with Helia. Now all I have to do is figure out a way to kill the invisible Assassins ;)
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As soon as I endorse his survival, the Grand Librarian breaks our Alliance! It's still at Non-Aggression, but, what a douche!
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To continue this turns good news, wild undeads roam the land! Killing them will bring me Gold, but, that's one more set of units in the middle of this fight that I don't need.
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So, in order to take some of the pressure off, I offer Peace to Frosty. Just wish he had more to give me.
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Woohoo! He accepts my peace proposal! Now I can set a few things straight. And the fact that he and the Bookworm are at war helps my cause, too.
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It's a little difficult to see, but my Stubborn Knights took the brunt of the Assassins initial attack. With a little judicious Spell use and a plink from the Iril Bows, my Ratman Pirates will hit for 15 and only take 13 in return. If the pirates survive, I should be able to dispatch the creatures next Turn.
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Another Spell research picked to move things along. Is it useful? Sure, but not with Upkeep and not now.
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Another major boost in research. The Demonologists Workshop gives me +12 Research points and adds more than a third to the existing total.
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My Quest is completed! The relationship bump is the most important, but I'll take the Gold, too. I am showing the negative relationship with Lunord. I suspect the lowest number I can hit is either -100 or 200. I also suspect that you have to hit rock bottom in order to have the Avatar descend upon you.
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Just in case the lowest negative number I can reach IS 200, I still need some major work. Therefore, I will build Ratman Pirates and send them scouting.
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The ability to build Minotaurs is good. A solid unit that can move after attack is valuable.
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Tornstring gains Immunity to banes. If I can't have multiple Heroes, I will beef up the one that I do have!
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Not much of a threat, as he has no troops immediately to hand. I take that back, there are Zombies outside Preytown and two Carravs on the high seas.
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Mana from research heaven! Fertile Lands is one of the best spells, in my opinion. They can turn ANY hex into a fertile hex. And I haven't done enough research into it, but, a fertile Plains hex will produce more Food from a building than a non-fertile hex. I don't believe the differece is enormous, but it is there. The Spell also cleans any hex in the radius of effect. So, no more Swamps, or Lava, or Magic tainted lands. And its Casting Cost is small.
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I am soooooooo tempted to build a Temple to Helia. I need to find out what the relationship bump is. But, I still hold out hope I can get the free unit for completing the Temple as a Quest.
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Rjakh's Zombies out power my Goblin Archers. So, with my new Gold Pieces, I promote the Goblins to Sharpshooter.
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And it immediately pays off! I gain a level and bump my unit power +20%
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With Chamber of Blades, I get Taishar Knights.
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A Magic Testing Area will be useful, too.
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Sorry fellas. I'm getting sidetracked in details. I'll try to move it along. The Dwarven Forge will provide a GP boost and make the choice of Elven Casino easier and more profitable.
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University gives me free bumps for Clerics made in this city and opens the bump to Clerics and Mages to be bought.
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Total Protection looks like a perfect Spell for Tornstring.
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The Grand Librarian, who has been on the move against Frosty and the Monsters, is offering me an Alliance with sweeteners. I accept.
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The next Spell.
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A new Holy Site!!! Along with an idea of all the protection/activity around it. I need to devote some serious attention to making this city mine.
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Brilliant stuff MD - great AAR.
You are quite the expansionist MD. Do you find that you need to expand alot to stay in the game or is that just your way of playing?
No, he's a cold, calculating go-for-the-throat warlord. ;)
Thanks to both of you fellows for your kind words and following along. Constant expansion is a conscious decision on my part. It fits all of the victory conditions. Can you win a game by not expanding? I don't believe so. You can win one without entering the other worlds though. As a matter of fact, I am coming to the conclusion that, unless your victory conditions call for something that can only be found in the other worlds, there really is no reason to have them in the game. That doesn't mean I think they should be done away with, it just means you can win without them.
Rjakh and the Librarian make nice. That will probably mean war with Rjakh for me.
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Trying to make my world a little smaller brings me into contact with a large force of monsters. That Holy Site under the GFE is going to be useful though.
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First time I have ever seen this. I expect i could be quite devestating if used effectively.
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Excellent! Another chance to gain favor with Helia and a good chunk of Gold.
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Snakegate, and its Holy Site, will become mine after my Ratman Pirates attack. The problem will be holding it for any length of time.
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As I now have two Holy Sites under my control, I will build a Temple to Helia here in Snakegate. That will give me an idea of what effect to expect when I build several more. Plus, when they give me the, "Build Temple to X," quest, I will have an open Site.
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My current standing with Helia. This is before the Temple is built.
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In a complete shocker, the Assassins I was tasked with destroying for Helia, have killed Tornstring with one hit. DAMN!!!
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And on top of the bad news of my Hero's death, Frosty the Sh*tbag wants to tussle. "Fine," I say. I'll give him a belly full of bile. Bastige!
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That would seem to be the impetus behind it. Frosty needed someone to vent his spleen on.
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New Bigden reaches a Level 5 city and its borders expand. The Silver Mine I build will give me a Gold boost.
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I gain the favor of Helia, but, the loss of Tornstring is almost too much to bear.
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The only combo Spell I know is Fist of Krolm after Freezing a unit.
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And GL joins the war! Not sure how vigorously it will be prosecuted, but, anything to draw Frosty's attention in two directions is fine by me.
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RIP Tornstring. That is a huge loss of a great fighter and the artifacts.
Yes. It did suck pretty bad. Now I am just hoping another Hero will present itself.
Sorry to hear about Tornstring; that bites. :(
What are the odds of you finding another hero, btw? It seems to me you've had a bad run of luck so far (in that Tornstring is the only one you've come across).
Torn String is dead? Move on Warlock!
and suck it up babycakes.... crank up YOUR research level and research the ressurection spell when it becomes available and and then bring your *cough* pool-boy back to life ...
hopefully you can control your yearnings for a while because it can be a while before it comes up for possible research
BTW I am not sure I like the way the game limits your possible research choices
Quote from: Windigo on March 25, 2013, 12:12:24 PM
Torn String is dead? Move on Warlock!
and suck it up babycakes.... crank up YOUR research level and research the ressurection spell when it becomes available and and then bring your *cough* pool-boy back to life ...
hopefully you can control your yearnings for a while because it can be a while before it comes up for possible research
BTW I am not sure I like the way the game limits your possible research choices
Sounds like you're mad that you aren't playing the part of Tornstring ;) I've never seen a Resurrection Spell and I have cast the Unity Spell twice. Therefore, I have to assume it is a god specific Spell. I also do not like the way Research is limited, but, I think it adds an element of strategy. Using what you have at hand and so on.
@Martok I do not know the odds of a Hero appearing. I have played games with very few Heroes and artifacts and I have played games where they are being turned away from service and my artifacts overfloweth. I don't think it's a level of difficulty thing either. I have played Challenging almost exclusively and had the wide range of Hero experiences.
The next Spell in the chain.
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And the next.
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l held on to Snakegate long enough to produce the Temple to Helia. My relationship to the god took a serious jump. I am +71 with Helia and, more importantly, -71 with Lunord.
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If I could ever find the Gold to do it, Wolves of Helia would be an outSTANDing unit!
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I put up the Foundry for the that day in the future that the Wolves are built ;)
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Rjakh is tired of prosecuting his war against me, so, I let him off the hook. For now :)
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Next up in the Spell parade.
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And a Hero presents itself! I do not have enough Gold at the moment to hire him, but, Bradis the Grim will soon be in my employ.
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It's already a direction I want to go, so I agree to support my ally.
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I don't know about anyone elses experience with this game, but I always find myself short of Gold. Not usually to any detrimental degree, but, to do the things I want to do: upgrade and bump units up and purchase and sustain more powerful units. I am sure it's a game balance, but it sure is frustrating. I want to build Shamans and Werewolves, but they are expensive to build and maintain. I also want the Hero unit.
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I love Spells like this. They are helpful during sieges.
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Rjakh is pressing against a weak point in my lines. A well placed Firestorm should relieve some of the heat.
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Minotaurs are a unit I find to be very helpful. They can be bought up in Attack and continue to be able to move to their full Movement Points after an attack.
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The next Spell up is Life Weapon Enchant. I don't have any artifacts to give my Hero so, in order to bump him up, I will have to cast Spells.
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Now the Grand Librarian is going flaky on me again. That's ok. He will repent of it in a few turns and give me stuff to ally with him again.
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The configuration of Rjakh's forces outside Greyville lends itself to an area of effect Spell. I have previously cast a Lightning Spell (either the single hex or the multi hex I do not remember which) and had it go on to electrocute units in adjacent hexes. I do not know what the catalyst is to make that happen, although, I speculate that the unit initially targeted is Undead. It could also be that the units are near water. both elements have been present in earlier castings. So, I try the single hex Lightning Spell and only succeed in damaging one unit.
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I am able to get my best unit in the area, a Seasoned Goblin Spearmen, into the city of Greyville. It will provide the unit protection and reduce the damage both city and unit take. That, and there's a LOT of units outside my walls and I do not want to lose Greyville.
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My Research is at 50.6, another 10 would accelerate the process even more. The -8 Gold upkeep is a bitch though. I choose to advance knowledge and Excavate.
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I have been saving to buy the Hero, Bradic the Grim, but, the situation outside Greyville is dire. I have a basic Goblin Archer unit and a Seasoned Goblin Spearmen in and around the city and the only other possible defenders are another basic unit of each type outside Goblinhall. If I don't even up the odds in my favor, Greyville will be taken. So, I choose to upgrade the Spearmen to Seasoned and throw them into the fray.
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As I noted last turn, Rjakh has been kind enough to bunch his units together for an area of effect Spell. That Spell is Firestorm and the time to use it is now. So I do.
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Meanwhile, up North, outside Snakegate, a battle rages to drive the monsters away from the city. While making a flanking movement, my Ratman Pirates discover a Portal to another world. Great. Just what I need. MORE trouble :(
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Next Spell up in the queue.
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Rjakh continues to keep his units in fry formation, so, I oblige him again.
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There are two Heroes outside Greyville being employed against me, an Elder Ogre and an Enlightened Shaman. I am concentrating on the Ogre.
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My Taishar Knights use Rejuvenation on my Halberdiers. This will allow my pike wielders to be close to full power next turn and they are my most effective unit in the area.
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I built the Military Academy in Ratville. This is what it will get me. Now all I have to do is get the 500GP :)
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Third time is the charm. Rjakh has moved his injured units south of Greyville. My firestorm kills them all, including the Elder Ogre. Now it is time to focus on the Shaman. Which my ally has used his fleet to do earlier in the Turn. My attacks cause the unit to retreat into the water. As long as he does not escape my view next Turn, I will be able to eliminate the Shaman, too.
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Orcgate reaches Level 5 and allows use of the Magic Node for a Magic Testing Area.
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A Spell I have never seen before. It appears useful. Not sure about the Spirit Damage though.
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The Enlghtened Shaman has expired. I have gained an artifact that my soon to be hired Hero can wield.
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Oh how I despise GFE's!!! This one administered 25 HP's of damage to my Halberdiers, finishing them off. That leaves me with Taishar Knights and Ratman Pirates in the immediate area of Snakegate. The Knights are powerful, but the Pirates are fragile.
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Up to this point, GL has been moving troops through this area and holding Frosty at bay. Now, the Librarian's troops have moved on and the two units I have, an Iril Bows and a Ratman Pirates, are not strong enough to survive the onslaught. I will have to sue for peace.
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I appreciate the volume and variety of Spells in this game, but, it seems to me that most are of limited value. It's a grind to get through them all and to the moderately useful ones. Next up, Greater Dispel.
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To my great relief, Frost accepts my peace proposal.
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I do not usually build them, but in this case, I will make an exception. An order for a Fort goes in at Snakegate.
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Turn 76 dawns with Bradis ready to leave and me short 20GP to keep him.
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And the Grand Librarian comes to my rescue! His alliance offer, which I foretold several Turns ago, brings me the Gold I need to purchase the services of Bradis. Great day in the morning!!
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Rjakh continues to bungle the defense of his territory and his attack on me. A Firestorm will wipe out the four units in its area of effect.
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Next up, Counterspell. A good Spell, but it requires you to check the relations screen each turn to see what, if anything, your rival is casting. I'm just not that interested.
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My Quest and my reward. I will need to bring current forces from elsewhere on the map, or pray that my Gold situation improves significantly.
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All that lava is impeding my movement in Rjakh's territory. So I clean it up. Come to find out that it is Mountains underneath and that disallows movement as well. So, Mana wasted pretty much.
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Turn 79 brings me a jackpot! Rogues pop up across the globe. And with their incursion comes the opportunity to pillage their bases for Gold! Yippee!!!
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And the second base that I capture spits out a Hero!!! Firetruck YEAH!!!
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Next up, Ice Trap, the other Spell in the Fist of Krolm/Ice Trap combo.
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I still don't have any troops capable of fending off Frosty yet and he knows it. The demand is not too bad so, I accede. It appears that the new peace between he and GL is the impetus for the demand. He can afford to war with me if I refuse the demand.
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Outside Snakegate, I have built the Fort, which drew the GFE off his perch. I moved my Taishar Knights into what remains of the Fort after the initial attack. With my new found, but short lived, source of Gold, I have over 300 GP to spend. 400 will allow me to upgrade the Knights to Firsts. Very helpful, but I don't know if it's the most cost effective move. So I buy two armor upgrades and Tried By Labyrinth.
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With what's left of my Gold, I buy University Education for Bradis.
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And in the very last base inside my boundaries, I find another Hero! From none to wealth in five Turns. WOOHOO!
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Snakegate is getting more resources devoted to expanding its zone of control. Trolls would be a nice additioon to any force in that area.
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Invisibility is up next.
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Frost and his damn demands. I'll give in again.
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Werewolves and Shamans. What I wouldn't give to have the money to make and support them.
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And the hostilities begin again. Of course, that means he will call me to honor our alliance. I will refuse. I still don't have anything to defnd myself and there is nothing on the horizon.
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Of course, the reason he can turn his attention to Frosty is because he and Rjakh made peace. Hope that doesn't mean Rjakh will turn his attention to me.
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Wow, your game is certainly staying...lively. :P Kudos on the new Heroes, though; a very nice bonus!
I just got Invisibility, now I get to see what's coming at me ;)
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And Rjakh throws in the towel. Awesome! That will give me an opportunity to beef up and to take the Neutral city in that area.
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Unfortunately, Frosty is making ANOTHER demand. I already broke my Alliance with GLand now the s.o.b. wants more. well, ready or no, I will yield no more. War it is!
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The Grand Librarian gets the support I can give. It'll probably cost me a city or two before I can get everything in order though.
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Ths is what it looks like at the start of hostilities. I have two units to his ten. I will be putting the Wolves I am casting into Calartirn. He can't break down the cities in one turn. Probably not in three or four with determined defenders, but, his numbers will bear out unless I can tip the balance in my favor.
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A useful Spell considering the war I am in and the lack of Gold I am experiencing.
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Even better! Now all I need is for Frosty and Rjakh to start duking it out and my game will officially be a brawl ;)
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These are the areas I am fighting in:
Due South-the goal is Icelake first and then declare war on Rjakh again for the final push to claim my prize.
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North and slightly West-Snakegate is the focal point. I have two Heroes in this area and I am building a city to the South and West of Snakegate as a base to finish exterminating the monsters.
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North Central-this is my battle with Frosty. It's three against seven now and I have more Wolves coming next Turn and some Arethi Spearmen the Turn after that.
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Firestorm is a VERY handy Spell. It serves me well again.
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The next Spell research, Fireball.
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I completed the Quest and pray that the Greater Fire Elemental doesn't take it from me.
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A handy bump for a unit.
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Rjakh has shown his hand again. This time, it's to the end. I have my Elder Ogre Hero already there taking Icelake and Stubborn Knights that will be built shortly, too.
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Firestorm for the second Turn in a row.
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Greyville, the home of my soon to be Stubborn Knights will also house a War University.
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Very useful in many situations.
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And not a moment too soon. The Knights will be the tipping point, I hope, to drive the spear home on Rjakh.
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Icelake becomes mine this Turn as well.
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This turn will mark the beginning of the end for the GFE. Firestorm will take out the fliers and wound the Elemental.
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In light of the fact that I now have three Heroes, and a fourth to come once Rjakh is gone, I build the Temple to Helia in New Bigden. That will bring my relationship with her to +91.
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My favorite unit in the game is the Giant Turtle. It can go anywhere, except Mountains, has a large amount of HP and can dish out a goodly amount of damage to two hexes consecutively. The first step to getting them in my employ is to build a Koati Village.
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And here comes GL, giving me gifts to do what I already want to do. Some times I LOVE this game ;)
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I expect this Spell to be useful in the war against Rjakh.
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Something that has eluded me for 90 Turns, a command to build a Temple. Three Turns after I found a city near a Holy Site and one Turn after giving the order to build a Temple in New Bigden. Sometimes I HATE this game!
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The situation West of Snakegate. I've cleared the monsters and taken their dens. A Gnome Settler is on his way and I will have another one on the way shortly after that.
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In order to build that Temple to Dauros, it has to be in a Human or Undead city. there is a Holy Site West of Preyton. I will have to clear that area of monsters, too. I will need more troops and Dwarves are stout fighters.
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It's back to love for Warlck! Doomford is the city I sit outside of and plan to take from Frosty in the next couple of Turns. That's a handsome reward for my work.
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Koati Spearmen are ready to be built, so I do.
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House of Secrets is the next step in bulding Giant Turtles.
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Royal Guardsmen will be helpful too.
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Looks like putting those monsters out will pay off even more than the experience and treasure gained. TWO hexes contain Lost Artifacts!
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Wow this is just a roller-coaster of a game to follow. You have weathered the storms well MD.
Thank you, sir. I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of games might seem to play out this way if you just "picture book"-ed them, as Bison coined it.
I need to build more cities, so, that will be the direction I take in the short term. At +91 relation with Helia, and the Temple I intend to build to Dauros (and the Paladins I will gain for completing the Quest), I should have enough hatred of Lunord for him to send his avatar. With my Heroes, Spells and experienced troops, I feel like I have the best chance to succeed. But I will need to be able to pay for all of it in Gold, Food and Mana. Thus I will build more cities and they will pay for the expansion.
Excellent AAR, MD.
You are too kind, bob. Will you be on this weekend?
It's not a GFE, but, the ability to literally fight fire with fire is too good to pass up.
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The first Lost Artifact is a Combat Broom. That is bad ASS!! Flying AND +10% unit power! Sha-ZAM!!! On a related note, because Lanceles found the Artifact AND he could use the Broom AND had an open slot, the Combat Broom was automatically equipped.
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On his way to the other Lost Artifact, my Stubborn Knights pick up a little treasure.
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And no, that is not a repeat of two pictures ago. The second Lost Artifact is a Combat Broom, too...HELL YEAH!! Now I have to decide who to give it to.
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Ig is down South with a crew, fighting Rjakh and trying to put him out of the game. Flying would help him immensely. Bradis is more experienced and has a powerful distance attack. Plus, he is in the same area as Lanceles and, in tandem, could put Frosty out of the game, too. Bradis it is.
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Helia's Temple is complete and I now have a +91 Relationship with her. Conversely, my Relationship with Lunord is -91. Nine more to go and we'll see if things heat up :)
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My Koatl Spears join the fray.
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There's Gold in the Treasury and more damage is always a good thing. I snap it up.
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Doomford falls and I claim my reward. Those Halberdiers will be much appreciated, but they start so far away (back at the Capitol, Eatmor).
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I capture Bonberg from Rjakh and Ig gains a level and a bit more protection from Magic.
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I wish they made a Spell that does this for Gold instead of Mana.
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My Ghost Wolves were injured and couldn't hold the city. Doomford falls to Frost.
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Once I take out those three Earth Elementals, I can move East with Lanceles, Bradis, a Stubborn Knight and Taishar Knights. There's a Seasoned Goblin Spearmen over there, too.
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I don't have a screenshot to show it, but, in a moment of distraction, I lost Ig. That's pretty important. Rjakh has taken two Spears units from me, an Archer and now Ig. Elder Ogres are GREAT at reducing Castles to rubble. My rubble. And now he's gone. Rjakh offers me peace. I accept. There are 17 or so Turns until my Quest expires. I will immediately move Bradis and Lanceles South in an effort to take Rjakh out before the Quest expires. I don't think I have enough time.
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GL makes peace with Frosty. Damn! Now that means I should, too. It's the wisest course if I want to move the Heroes South. I'll propose it this Turn.
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Quote from: MetalDog on April 02, 2013, 07:12:46 PM
You are too kind, bob. Will you be on this weekend?
I hope to be on Sunday. Unforunately, faimily stuff has prevented me from getting on to any game for the last few weekends, but I hape to get back into the groove after this week.
That sucks you lost Ig. What's the penalty if you don't knock out Rjakh before the allotted time span expires?
Quote from: MetalDog on April 02, 2013, 07:24:39 PM
The first Lost Artifact is a Combat Broom. That is bad ASS!! Flying AND +10% unit power! Sha-ZAM!!! On a related note, because Lanceles found the Artifact AND he could use the Broom AND had an open slot, the Combat Broom was automatically equipped.
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WTF difficulty setting you got that on MetalDawg????
"Mommy Don't Hurt Me!" ?
Bugger off ya' heathen! The difficulty setting is Challenging. Until twenty or so Turns ago, I had ONE Hero. So I'm due for some good luck.
Quote from: Martok on April 03, 2013, 01:14:17 PM
That sucks you lost Ig. What's the penalty if you don't knock out Rjakh before the allotted time span expires?
I believe the penalty is minus a large amount of Gold. I'll have to look next time I load up.
That's what I love about you MD.... You know how to trash talk like a gentleman
Quote from: Windigo on April 03, 2013, 08:44:36 PM
That's what I love about you MD.... You know how to trash talk like a gentleman
FINALLY! My talent is recognized!! ;)
I take Doomford back. Hopefully this time it's for good.
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There's two versions of the Teleport Spell that I am aware of, this one and Meta Teleportation. This version alls you ten hexes and then your full allotment of movement points once you get there. I try it out on Bradis. He starts off a few hexes Northwest of Snakegate. He ends up in the waters outside Eatmor.
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I usually think that Forts are a waste of a hex. Defend with your units, I say. In this case, because it gives me a cheap, flying recon unit, I build the Bat Fort. It'll come in hady for a short time in the fight with Rjakh.
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A Silverwork Armory gives me the ability to buy a damage bump for my units. So up it goes.
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Frosty accepts my peace proposal. Doomford is mine! (For the time being).
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Going to have to try to come up with a new way to say, "Next up in the queue..."
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I haven't built any Shamans out of here yet, but when I do, they will have some good protection.
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In an effort to get that Temple to Dauros built A.S.A.P., I have to invade a monster filled area. And cross water to do it. If I've not said it before, I hate that crossing water makes your units so weak. Yes, I get it, it's a game balancing mechanic. Doesn't mean I have to like it. :( Anyways, in my journey to the farther shore, I loot an Ogre's den for a Spell and some Gold.
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This can't get here soon enough! My units are at a level now that 30HP healed will be a great blessing.
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That is the uphill climb I have to make. And the ascent has to be fairly rapid. I have a Stubborn Knight, about to die from over abundance of Ogres in its vicinity, a Minotaur unit and a unit of Dwarves and one of Goblin Snipers in the water. Arrayed against me is two units of Demons, two GFE and four Ogres. Not sure I like my odds very much.
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And now GL and Frosty are going at it again. The Librarian will ask me to join the war, I will decline the first invite and break the Alliance. When he asks again next Turn, I will have no choice but to join. I think I have enough troops in the area to at least stalemate. And then several Turns from now, a new Alliance will proposed and GL will give me gifts to sweeten the pot.
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His request. My refusal.
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This won't be good for me. Rjakh will need someone to duke it out with and I'm it.
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And it's not.
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I can't really afford a two front war (three, actually), so I decline again. Hopefully our game long relationship will favor the a.i. into not reacting too badly to my second refusal.
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A large amount of Mana captured by Lanceles.
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And in fighting North of Doomford, my effort to clear some Monsters has provided me with a Hero. HELL YEAH!!
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Awesome Spell for this stage of the game!!
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One of the new cities West of Snakegate, Ratcliff, builds a Trading Post. The Gold is going to be well appreciated.
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I upgrade my Bats unit to Balckshadows.
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Bonberg is on the front lines against Rjakh. Vampires will come in handy.
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Gonna bump my 65 Research by a third and build Excavations in Snakegate and one of her Western offshoots, Carnmere.
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A Warrior's Guild for Thallis.
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I need a one Turn research, so, Raise the Land is it. Excavations come online next Turn and I'll have 85 Research Points. We'll see how fast stuff gets discovered then!
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Levitation is cast on the new Hero, Ser Hee-Haw.
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Doomford gets a Rogues Guild. To go along with Thallis' Warriors Guild.
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A potent Spell.
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Vampires are ready to be built.
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Rjakh wants to make peace. I decline. It's getting down to the nitty gritty. I've frittered away my forces and now I don't think I have enough available to take him out. But I have to keep trying and staying at war may produce the victory I need.
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I'd be interested to know if there is research carry over in Warlock like there is in Civ. Thunderstorm is still three Turns, even though my Research is now 85 compared to 65 a few Turns prior. I'm only ten points short now compared to making it by just fifteen at 65. So, does that mean I am 75 towards my next Spell once the Thunderstorm Research is up?
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I told ya' he'd come back! And he's bringing gifts. What a nice ally.
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You are playing the Librarian like a fiddle :)
Thanks, Tent. Some of the a.i.'s quirks have become predictable and I am not above taking advantage of them for my benefit.
A couple of quick housekeeping notes. As I will be unable to complete the destruction of Rjakh before the Quest is up, I will lose the Ghost Heros availability. I have also lost Lanceles (and his Comba Broom) to the Monster horde I am trying to tame to get the city up for a Temple to Dauros, which will also not happen in time. That will knock down my relationship with him and might possibly effect my relationship with Helia. I did, howeer, buy a Flaming Sword to equip Sir Philippe de Hee-haw ( I love that name!).
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Whether or not I can complete the Quest, the push to take down Rjakh starts now.
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I overextended myself and trapped Hee-haw in a very difficult spot. I wrap him in immunity, but it Stuns him for two Turns.
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They will complement the Koatl Spears I just ordered and the Stubborn Knights that are already being built in the city East of Goblinhall, which is Greyville.
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A little Firestorm will brighten his day and buy me some time to gather troops :)
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Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 06, 2013, 05:30:29 PM
You are playing the Librarian like a fiddle :)
I'd put it more bluntly than that: The LB is his bitch. 8)
Another Temple to Helia will put me at +100 with her and possibly trigger an Avatar.
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Another handy Spell. Reminds me that I should cast the Summon Fire Elemental.
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The Grand Librarian makes my day and declares on Rjakh. I might put him out on time after all.
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A city is built as a bulwark against the Monster horde.
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The possibility of making Dwarven Overcomers has to be pursued.
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Next.
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Ditto.
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That's going to turn out bad for me. Probably sooner than later.
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The Temple to Helia has been built and put me at +100 with Helia and -99 with Lunord. Not sure what else I have to do to get the Avatar to appear. We'll see.
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And...it's bad. :(
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The Librarian does his duty by our alliance, without prompting I might add.
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Confirmation, and consequence, of my failed quest to put out Rjakh.
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I had stationed my Level 5 Arethi Spearmen in Doomford. Frosty's initial attack destroyed my unit, but, it took him all six units surrounding the city as well as two attacks from forts in the vicinity. I am going to eliminate a few units in the ring around Doomford and move my Halberdiers into the city. They have better protection and more HP than the Spearmen. In the meantime, I will have to build more troops and bring them into the fight.
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NOW I remember to cast the Fire Elemental Spell ;) Not sure where I am going to put him yet.
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I won't have time for it immediately, but, if I can get a few Turns of peace, this should be quite useful.
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Never know when you can use a cheap flyer.
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A quick little Firestorm will gain me some space.
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After being away for almost a week, I hadn't realized in what dire straits I find myself. I am at war with Frosty and Rjakh and there is a large, powerful contingent of monsters I need to clear before I can settle the land around that Holy Ground I need. With the exception of the forces arrayed against Rjakh, both of the other hot spots have weak or seriously outnumbered units. Not sure how well this is going to go for me, but it appears grim.
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I've never seen that Spell before, but, it appears that you cast it on your own guy and any allies near him cause +20% Elemental Damage. That's pretty frickin' sweet!
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I don't think I will keep Angiltirn, but if I do, I think the Protection Amulets will be more useful to me than the 20 GP.
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Doomford is, well, doomed. I pull my Halberdiers out of its defense and insert Level 1 Arethi Spearmen. The Halberdiers get Great Healing as Thallis will be my next line of defense after Doomford falls.
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It was inevitable after the monsters torched my first settler trying to cross. The relations hit is not tremendous and there are no Spells I rely on that need a good score with Dauros. I just missed the Paladins reward.
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As this game is going longer than I thought it would, I need to start thinking more long term. Being able to research new Spells quicker is important.
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Doomford has fallen, as predicted and now I want out. The proposal favors Frosty, so, maybe he will let me out of the war.
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After defeating an Imp unit last Turn, my Minotaurs come on shore and hit the jackpot! de Hee-Haw has got some serious protection coming his way!
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This time the Great Healing goes to my Minotaurs. I need them immediately to help with the moster clearing.
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The Dragonscale Hauberk makes de Hee-Haw even more formidable.
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And Frosty agrees to end the war. WOOHOO!! I can now turn my attention to the monsters.
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And in one of those ironies that make life so delicious, Rjakh wants out and I refuse. He's got to go, reward or no reward.
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Whether (heehee) I use this against the monsters or Rjakh, it should be quite devestating.
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I was right about Sun Aura. It's cast on your unit and it gives surrounding units a +20% Elemental Damage boost.
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Suh-WEET!! The Temple to Dauros is back on! Now all I have to do is convince those pesky monsters to vacate.
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And to put the icing on the cake of a topsy turvy Turn, the Grand Librarian has broken our Alliance. I gave him no provocation and I hope it's not a sign of war to come.
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That toolbag, Rjakh, has Thunderstorm, too and has been torching my guys with it. Not if I take his mana he won't ;)
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The reward is great and I do have some troops in the area. Like shooting trees in a barrel.
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I go for Corrida Pens for Black Minotaurs. I have the ability to build, or ugrade to, many advanced units, but never the Gold to do it. But I would rather have the option to do so than to be stuck with basic units.
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Frosty knows he has me at his mercy. It's a fair amount of Mana, but Lesser Shadow Bolt is no big deal. Besides, he's at war with the GL and it won't hurt to help Frosty covertly take Libby down a peg or two.
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And now he's not. Damn!
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A rain of Lost Artifacts is bestowed upon Ardania and I go about collecting as many as I can.
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An AWESOME area of effect Spell for a huge price! Certainly a game changer when needed!
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The Demonwood Trees are torched and I collect the prize.
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Some more artifacts are gathered.
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That bastard, Frost, is going to pay for this. Once I settle those monsters and Rjakh, it's Frosty's turn. I acquiese again.
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Well, well, well. It looks like Rjakh's demise will benefit me greatly after all.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1355.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq717%2Fstophro%2FWrath%2520of%2520Pete%2F2013-04-13_00036_zpsffcd0cab.jpg&hash=a08a303c1e849259d5fbd282e1211d79fe422ae4) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/stophro/media/Wrath%20of%20Pete/2013-04-13_00036_zpsffcd0cab.jpg.html)
A couple more artifacts to add to the collection. Now all I need is some more Heroes to wield them.
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I always read the little hint on the loading screen. I don't remember seeing this one before and I hope it is a harbinger of an Avatar to come.
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Excellent news! Frost should get no rest.
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Not as excellent, but I don't think Rjakh has much left in the tank.
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The Mana Pump would be useful, but, I'm going to need every edge I can get and Enchanted Weapons will help immensely.
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Firestorm is my friend. Not so much Rjakh's.
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That's three Turns in a row. My stockpile of Mana is shrinking rapidly and there is no WAY I am giving him Great Healing. Regardless of the troops outside Thallis, I choose to go to war.
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More Mana and Research per Turn. Less Gold per Turn.
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Rjakh is about to lose aother Hero.
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Should have researched this a long time ago.
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The Grand Librarian comes to his senses and gives me some goodies to get back into my good graces.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1355.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq717%2Fstophro%2FWrath%2520of%2520Pete%2F2013-04-14_00015_zps63a3fe0b.jpg&hash=cf7954788db0cb02bb8e750646a3490c501edc97) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/stophro/media/Wrath%20of%20Pete/2013-04-14_00015_zps63a3fe0b.jpg.html)
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1355.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq717%2Fstophro%2FWrath%2520of%2520Pete%2F2013-04-14_00016_zpse2bdc471.jpg&hash=8373afadf94d9404ee5764e3e0d494f92dabc440) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/stophro/media/Wrath%20of%20Pete/2013-04-14_00016_zpse2bdc471.jpg.html)
Trying to give this city enough benefits so units built here will be powered up when built.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1355.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq717%2Fstophro%2FWrath%2520of%2520Pete%2F2013-04-14_00017_zpsad39d920.jpg&hash=c80aa001a644be35e0b944537365d4fb44be54c0) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/stophro/media/Wrath%20of%20Pete/2013-04-14_00017_zpsad39d920.jpg.html)
Now that Sunstorm is researched and I am fighting Frosty, I can't afford to have those Sea Serpents at my back. So, it's seafood for dinner tonight!
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A new level of Armor will be available once the Nevril Smelter is operational.
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Rjakh and the GL are at it again. Now if Libby will just prosecute a war. Any war.
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FINALLY! I have the Undead city built that will allow me to build the Temple to Dauros. I will also have access to the Pumpkins on the southern shore. AND there will be a third city built to the east of Angiltirn.
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One of my favorite Spells.
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Not sure who upset Krypta, but the Sisters are here to disrupt things.
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A quick look at how things stand. I have four total units scattered on the edges of Rjakh's territory. Granted, it's Goblin Sharpshooters, Stubborn Knights, Dwarves and Bradis my Mage Hero, but, I need to readjust my forces.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1355.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq717%2Fstophro%2FWrath%2520of%2520Pete%2F2013-04-14_00026_zpsd71807ae.jpg&hash=6efe60f2cd07cf52450a22e63eb45337ce293f3e) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/stophro/media/Wrath%20of%20Pete/2013-04-14_00026_zpsd71807ae.jpg.html)
It's only 15 Research Points, but, maybe there are better Spells hiding behind it.
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And there is, Prosperity!
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No way I'm giving in to Frosty. His troops aren't very powerful, Libby is already up in his grill and I have reinforcements coming. Tough luck, bub.
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And I do something I swear I wouldn't, make peace with Rjakh. I need it. I have to rebuild my forces and there is still time to gather my troops and make a concerted effort to put him down.
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This stack of Artifacts is courtesy of Frosty's Grand Master Stubborn Knight Hero. I didn't mention him before because, well he was invisible. I would show you, but, he's dead. And now I have his stuff.
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And the reason you couldn't see the Knight, the Mask of Howledqueen. I immediately assign it to Bradis. Unless there is a unit with True Sight, I should be able to rain death on my enemies and they will never know it
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And more goodness coming my way. Being able to reduce the casting time of my Spells will be a boon. Now all I need is a huge cache of Mana to cast all of them more often :)
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I've already taken Valmorgen and Lanton from Frosty. Doomford is going to the GL next Turn. Excavations will bump my Research by 10%. I'll take it.
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I Mana Leech Frosty, next Turn of course, in order to try and get some of my Mana back that I gave him.
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This is really heating up. Looking forward to what happens next.
Thanks, Tent. Hoping I can clean both those turkeys up before the Avatar shows up.
Damn, you've certainly had an interesting time of it while I was I gone this weekend! Craziness. :)
Quote from: MetalDog on April 14, 2013, 06:10:19 PM
Thanks, Tent. Hoping I can clean both those turkeys up before the Avatar shows up.
Now if we only had idea/indication as to when that'll be...
Quote from: Martok on April 16, 2013, 12:43:15 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on April 14, 2013, 06:10:19 PM
Thanks, Tent. Hoping I can clean both those turkeys up before the Avatar shows up.
Now if we only had idea/indication as to when that'll be...
I am sure it will be at the most inopportune time for MD. :)
Man, you sure have got this game locked down tight. Great stuff MD, this is an excellent AAR.
You gentlemen are too kind to follow this far. I don't know where it's going to go or for how long, but it is really cool of you to keep up with me. Ok. Back to the fun.
Frosty gets pinched for five Mana per Turn. It won't make up for all that I gave him, but, it's something.
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Looks like I'll get Doomford after all. If I can keep the surrounding forts around it from torching my guys, I can use Doomford to advance on the capitol.
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And there it is.
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FINALLY!! Dauros Temple will be built and the Paladins will be MINE!
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Doomford yields Silverwork Armory. The +25% Spirit Magic Damage is big.
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Time to bring the casting time down.
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Can't hurt.
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Reconstruction heals buildings AND Undead. That's good. Paladins of Dauros do not possess life anymore. Timely Spell.
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Libby bails out of our war with Frosty. It's all good. Leaves more for me.
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Cheaper than Levitation and gets me across water without need for a boat.
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Paladins bitches! I'll buff them with Basic Resistances and Levitation and buy bumps as I get more Gold.
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A new Spell from Dauros. It's pretty effective against Undead.
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And I have such a high Research, Armageddon will only take five Turns.
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I've never seen this option before. I don't know what Lightweight Armor is, but I intend to find out.
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Something I noticed, the +20 Relations with Dauros has reduced my Relation with Helia. I was at +100 and now it's +70. Not sure what that means, but, that may be an avenue to pursue. If my Relations get so bad with Helia, she might send HER avatar after me
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Rjakh and Libby make peace. That usually does not bode well for me. Rjakh with idle time on his hands usually means a declaration of war. We'll see.
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And..it sucks. He has a huge navy floating in my territorial waters. War with the Grand Librarian is bad. On the positive side, it bumps the Alliance down to a Non-Aggression pact. He'll be back soon enough. Bringing gifts as always.
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Frosty had a Hero, HAD being the operative word. His artifact becomes mine. I like the Armor I am wearing now, so, this will go to the vault.
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Frosty wants out. That's nowhere NEAR enough for me to stop.
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What he GETS is the rough side of Libby's...book?
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The Librarian is just busting OUT! Now he wants some of Rjakh! Suits me just fine.
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Well now. In another case of the game leading you where you want to go, if I capture Icebridge, Frosty's capitol, I get rewarded. Awesome for me :)
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Those Sea Serpents have to go. The Thunderstorm won't put any of them out, but Bradis is there to pick off the wounded.
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Catapults are a useful unit for knocking down cities and tough enemies. This is my first chance to build a Mechanic's Guild. So I do.
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Vampiric Weapon Enchant is just awesome. Not only does it give you + Damage, it gives you Health in return. My Heroes will CERTAIINLY be equipped with this.
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An overwhelming amount of Artifacts has just been dumped onto the landscape. Hopefully, I willl find some miscellaneous Artifacts of Power. I have way more than enough Weapons and Armor.
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And Frosty is eliminated. He was a thorn in my side, but not near as tough a nut to crack as Rjakh. He won't be missed.
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My reward.
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Icebridge yields up a Pig Farm.
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Frosty's two remaining cities, and all his remaining units, now become Neutrals. It's a matter of a few Turns to clear those up as well.
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Thunderstorm comes to my rescue again. The Neutral fleet is bothering me. As their HP are 20 and Thunderstorm does 27 points of Damage, they won't be bothering me for long.
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Something I've not seen before, a Cheese Cave. +12 Food, +6 Mana per Turn for -4 GP. Build it!
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Grimlook, one of the two Neutral cities, yields a Pumpkin Patch. Oddly, I cannot build the improvement that allows Hillowin. Not sure why, so, I build a Patch.
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Vampiric Weapon Enchant is Researched!! Now, my enemies will TREMBLE!!!
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The answer to my Artifact problem. I'll just make my own.
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That little so and so, Libby, has broken our non-Aggression Pact. It doesn't put us at war, but, it's just a step away from happening. I hope he will hold off until I can torch Rjakh.
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Landton is a poor little city I took from Frosty many Turns ago. It sits across from some serious monsters who, each Turn, reduce Landton to fifteen HP. Of course, can't none of'em make it across that one small hex of water, but, it's a nuisance nonetheless. Landton also has a Holy Site within its borders. I take this opportunity to strengthen my realtionship with Helia and build her another Temple.
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My next Spell research. I am a little wary about this one. It says Elemental Resurrection, which brings to mind, well, Elementals. However, the description says, "Restores one fallen unit back to life with full health." I will Research it and pray for the best.
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Libby was at war with Frosty at the same time as me. He moved a lot of troops into Frosty's lands and even helped reduce Viperhall. But now all of Frosty's dominions are mine and Libby and I are not fast friends any more. His large amount of troops in my lands will not go unpunished.
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Rjakh, right before I declare war on him.
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WAR!
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Thunderstorm is my friend again. It won't clear all the units, but it will help me to use units to finish the job.
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Much more space to maneuver.
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The Temple to Helia is built and I am back to +90 with her.
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Being able to do 45 points of Elemental Damage in one shot is pretty useful I'd say.
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Krypthall is mine and Mistcastle is buckling.
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The coup de grace is administered to Mistcastle.
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Rjakh is toast, too.
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And now, my reward.
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Damn, you've really ramped up now! Will you take down GL before preparing for Lunos' (or whosoever) avatar?
After all this hard work I hope you get an avatar to spawn.
I have the next ten turns played, just need a chance to upload to Photobucket and write them up :)
WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE!
You are entirely too kind. Probably have some time this weekend.
A quick look at the Grand Librarian's massive fleet. He could do some serious damage to my coastal cities with that. Including my capitol.
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And an excuse to use it. I'm not giving in to his demand. It's too much Mana and I am not going to make it easier to sneak attack. War it is.
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The state of the map as war is declared. It looks worse than it is. Those are Veteran Guardsmen in Viperhall. And all his troops are Level 1.
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The attack on Spellmere commences. It is possible that his demand was predicated on the fact I had troops outside his Capitol. It also occurred to me that he should have considered what might happen if I chose war rather than accede to his demands.
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Helpful in a, "wouldn't it be cool to catch his guys in each hex of that Volcano spell," kind of a way. Not very practical, as the damage is slight per Turn.
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Not the Capitol, but a worthy, and richly rewarded, goal.
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What wonderful timing! And I have exactly enough to retain him :)
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The unit in Spellmere is going to find it VERY hot in a moment.
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Two Turns into the war and those are the remnants of the besiegeing force around Viperhall.
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Only three Spells left (I think) to Research.
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And it's Game Over, Libby.
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I so wish there was a way to direct your Research. Two left.
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Norcastle, and the rewards for capturing it, are mine.
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The three cities you see on the map are the only three I know of that remain on the board. They are certainly the only three on this plane. I have failed to induce an Avatar to appear. It is possible that there is some unmet requirement. I am going to continue to look for it in the other planes. However, as much as I have enjoyed writing this AAR and even more appreciated you who have followed it, I am going to stop. For now. If the time comes that I find something interesting to add and AAR, I will do so. And if I find and defeat the Avatar, I will most CERTAINLY chronicle that! But until then, I am done.
Thx for taking the time, enjoyed it.
Quote from: -budd- on April 26, 2013, 10:24:52 PM
Thx for taking the time, enjoyed it.
I appreciate you following.
Quote from: -budd- on April 26, 2013, 10:24:52 PM
Thx for taking the time, enjoyed it.
+1. Great read and a nice victory you achieved. I hope after all that hard work you can some how get the avatar to appear.
Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 27, 2013, 07:38:51 AM
Quote from: -budd- on April 26, 2013, 10:24:52 PM
Thx for taking the time, enjoyed it.
+1. Great read and a nice victory you achieved. I hope after all that hard work you can some how get the avatar to appear.
Tent, I appreciate your following all the way through. I'm hoping that something I do will trigger the Avatar sooner than later. It's always fun exploring the other planes though. As a matter of fact, I'm jumping in there now.
Thanks for doing the AAR, MD. It was a blast to read!
Here's hoping you manage to trigger a god's avatar eventually...
is the multplayer warlock AAR still coming?
Quote from: -budd- on April 27, 2013, 02:08:18 PM
is the multplayer warlock AAR still coming?
It's with the powers that be. At least as much as has been submitted. More than enough to whet the appetite. Not sure when the fellas will get around to putting it on the front page, but, they have a lot going on there already. Maybe they are saving it for a quiter time. In any event, it will be neat to see my name on the front page. And even cooler to see how we all reacted to one another. We've made a pact not to read it until it's finished.
I found the Avatar. More to come soon.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 02, 2013, 11:09:36 PM
I found the Avatar. More to come soon.
Stand by for sparks flying! Go get 'im Champ.
Knock 'em dead Pete!
Quote from: MetalDog on May 02, 2013, 11:09:36 PM
I found the Avatar. More to come soon.
What a tease!
I had four or five more shots to share, mostly of the isanity that met me on the first underworld I went to, but Photobucket is acting weird and I can't find them. Imagine Earth Elementals, Fire and Greater Fire Elementals, Imps and Demons in a solid wall three or four hexes deep and six or eight hexes long. It was a tough slog, but I made it. I was able to get a screenie of a unit I had never seen before, Evil Sorcerors.
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I finally cleared the first underworld, Birth, and had moved a couple of units to Lune, the second underworld I had undertaken to clear, when the Avatar Quest popped up. You will note from the screenshots that these bastards are going to be no easy feat. At least 65% of all damage I do will be negated at the point of attack. And his damage capability is immense. 100 per attack, split 50/25/25 Melee/Death Magic/Spirit Magic. And he flies. And has a thousand Hit Points.
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Now, I have no concrete evidence of how the Avatar finally showed up. My speculation is this: I built a Temple to Helia in an Elven city on Birth. The building of the Temple allowed me the Spirit of Light unit. Either the building of the Temple pushed me over some threshold, or the Spirit of Light is the unit I need to defeat the Avatar. I suspect the former. It could also be something random, or something I would never think was true. In any case, I have to figure a way to beat it.
Knowing my enemy, I will have to attack with units with high resistance in Melee, Death and Spirit Magic. The Paladins of Death are Immune to Death and Life and possibly Melee, too. My Grand Master Stubborn Knight should have high resistances, too. I have some Corrida Minotaurs that deal 105 Damage, but I'm not sure how well they can sustain the type of punishment that Avatar is going to hand out.
And that's another thing, the Avatar sits out side one of my cities garrisoned by Dwarves. Will he be interested in taking my cities? He can certainly do so quickly and efficiently. He is also six or so hexes from my capitol. In this game, your capitol goes, and you lose. I have a Spell that will allow me to transfer my capitol. Most likely that will be my first move. Pick a city on Birth and move the capitol there.
My Gold, Food and Mana per Turn are very healthy. I want to be able to save money to pay for the Spirit unit, but, I'm going to need bumps for the units I throw in the way of the Avatar. And that means Gold. And if he is interested in taking my cities, my Gold, Food and Mana will go down steadily. I believe that the number of cities I have and the maturity of them will slow him down and allow me some wiggle room, but, DAMN a thousand is a lot of Hit Points!
Anyways, wish me luck boys, I'm going in!
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Good luck, MD. You have discovered stuff that I've never seen in the game before.
I bow down to your Greatness, O mighty One.
Good luck 'phro! Take the bastard down. 8)
Thanks gents.
I have to bring forces from all over for this one and make them as tough as possible and damage producing at the same time. The Avatar heals +50 HP every turn and can move after it attacks. It is invisible, so I gave all my units True Sight to keep him in view at all times. His attack is a scything move that tagets three hexes in a sweeping arc.
I'm still not sure what his objective is, if any. He has attacked units and cities in varying pattern. I gain a defensive bonus from being in a city, so I am going to try to make my attack center around a city. With three units encircling him, spaced one empty hex between each of them, and distance units one hex back and in line with the empty spaces in the inner circle, I attack.
This is the situation as of Turn 220. My forces are gathering. I have some Black Minotaurs that do 133 HP of damage, but they don't have enough Resistances to survive more than one attack round of battle (my attack, then his attack). So I deposit them in a city.
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The encircling units are Paladins of Death, Black Minotaurs and Taishar Firsts. The Mage is a Hero, but does NOT have enough Resistances to survive one hit. The pattern of my men in that screenie is how I am going to try to contain the Avatar until it dies.
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Down 129 HP. Just 871 more to go :)
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Just to add a litle spice to the mix, the A.I. throws Evil Sorcerors at me. They are close, and my Phoenix and some Koati Wizards will deal with them.
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Ratville is anchoring the attack now. And I've done a few more points of damage.
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Looks like so far, so good!
How are your units holding up? *Are* they holding up?
Wow that is one tough nut to crack. Remind me never to go looking for one of those things.
That s.o.b. avatar killed my Level 10 Mage Hero! And I lost the artifacts, too!!
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And then turned around next Turn and smoked my Healer Hero, too!!!
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Got him down to half. Each Turn he heals +50. Another of the many pain in the neck things about avatars. You can also see a spacing error outside Ratville. My Dwarves are in the city and the Warrior Hero is in the hex NW of it. The avatar will sweep attack me for some goodly damage.
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You can see the fight has moved to Eatmor and he is down to 225HP. His time is almost up.
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A large reward for not much work. Just need to get a unit over there to deal with them.
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Philippe de Hee Haw, my Warrior Hero, administers the coup de grace.
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FINALLY someone recognizes my true talent and ability! :)
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It took me eighteen Turns to defeat the avatar. I lost two Heroes, a Black Minotaurs and I think that's it. With the units I finally got into place, I was able to surround him and slowly whittle away those HP. I had beaucoup Mana and spent it mostly on keeping my three best combatants healed, de Hee Haw, the Paladins of Death and my Dwarven Overcomers. The one time my Spirit of Light attacked the avatar, it did moderate damage and survived the attack. It shouldn't have according to how I understand the damage and resistance dynamic, but, whatever. The game is won and I don't have to AAR that anymore. Thank you all for following through to the end. It's been an honor.
Well done that man, and a great AAR!
You are too kind. Got some time Sunday?
Quote from: MetalDog on May 10, 2013, 09:37:18 PM
You are too kind. Got some time Sunday?
I have a reasonable hope of being on-line on Sunday at the usual time. I'm just waiting for a 'phone call later to see if we'll be be out or not. I really hope to pick up on our game MD.
Quote from: bob48 on May 11, 2013, 07:13:36 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on May 10, 2013, 09:37:18 PM
You are too kind. Got some time Sunday?
I have a reasonable hope of being on-line on Sunday at the usual time. I'm just waiting for a 'phone call later to see if we'll be be out or not. I really hope to pick up on our game MD.
As long as things go the way they should, tomorrow morning will be fine. I look forward to it.
Congrats on the win MD. Well fought game and a well deserved win. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us all.
Thanks, Tent. It was my pleasure. :)
Congratulations on your victory 'phro. Well done!
Moreover, thanks for sharing your adventure with us. As I've said before, I know how time-consuming AAR's can be, so I really appreciate the effort you put into this. :)
Quite welcome :) It was good of you to follow all the way through.